Honestly, the general sentiment at CPS is that if DALPA actually rallies around the idea of integrating us into the mainline list, we're pretty much all ok with a staple without fences/restrictions. We'd be no worse off than where we are right now. We realize that regional pilots demanding too much has been a huge stumbling block to earlier efforts to bring them back into the fold.
Bump me off of the E175 left seat to fly the 9 from the right for a few years? Fine by me...the point is to be accruing longevity/seniority *at mainline*.